I, Han Gaozu, actually traveled through Song Gaozong?

Chapter 134 Sweet Burden

"The eight wastelands compete together, and all nations are connected." '

Using these eight characters to describe the city of Bianjing should be said to be the city of Bianjing in the past, but it cannot be said to be true.

It was once the most magnificent, richest and most charming city in the world.

All good adjectives can be used for it.

But if you take only one of its many characteristics,
Should be 'vitality'.

It used to be the most vibrant place in the world. Liu Yong said during the Ching Ming Festival:

The water is playing and the boat is moving, the feast is in full swing, the silver pond looks dyed, and the golden embankment looks like embroidery.It is the king and grandson of the place, and there are many prostitutes, often hand in hand; on the day of the emperor's city, night candles in the orchid hall, millions of Hulu, spring breeze in the painting pavilion, ten thousand pieces of wine...you can't find flowers and willows when you are drunk.

It's a pity that it's all a thing of the past... After the year of Jingkang, when everyone talked about Bianjing again, apart from memories and hatred, there was only pity left.

This kind of pity pervades the hearts of every Song person, even those who have been to and heard of Kaifeng City; naturally, Jurchen is not included here.

For the Jurchens, this is their spoils of war. It is a testimony that after their rise, they destroyed the mighty Liao Kingdom and took the gold and silver-filled Song Kingdom into their pockets. government, there is no difference.

After the city was broken that year, Zongze stayed here again, trying his best to fight against the gold; when Du Chong completely gave up here, he used ten rooms and nine empty spaces to describe Kaifeng City with millions of households in the past, and he was even a little conservative.It was not until the people of the Southern Dynasties all retreated to the disaster of the Huaihe River that Jin Guo had the idea of ​​​​governing this place for the first time.

As a result, many people from outside the customs were moved in.

This dilapidated Kaifeng has gradually begun to recover. Although it is still not as good as it used to be, it is still much better than the Huining Mansion in Shangjing in the Kingdom of Jin.

When the news of Yingzhou City's destruction came, it was already the fifth day of October, and more than ten days had passed.

And the first person in Kaifeng city to receive the news was Heshi Lie Zhining. Wen Tao Wu Lue is proficient in everything, but he is a golden man, so it can only be said that he is both civil and military.

Coincidentally, his wife is the County Lord Yong'an of the Kingdom of Jin. Coincidentally, the County Lord Yong'an is the daughter of Wanyan Wushu.

So it just so happened that Zhi Ning was the favorite son-in-law of the Fourth Prince of the Kingdom of Jin.

Why is it the favorite, because he has a quick brain.

It was also because of his quick thinking that when he received the urgent report that should have been received ten days ago, his first reaction was disbelief.

The person who came to deliver the message was still terrified:

"One month ago, Prime Minister You sent a letter to ask for a pair of saddles. It must be the hide of a calf just full moon. He said that only in this way can he be invincible."

"But the villain couldn't find it in Kaifeng City for a while, so he had to find a family that had just given birth to a cow, and waited for a month, which wasted the time."

"But just thinking about sending it to Prime Minister You personally, before entering the city, I saw the flag of the Han army hanging. The villain was worried that there was a mistake, so he mixed into the city with a few colleagues, and only then did he know the reason for it .”

The man seemed to have thought of something painful, and he paused for a while before continuing:
"The Nanman dug a big hole outside the city. The day the villain just arrived, he met them and pushed the Dajin soldiers into it..."

He swallowed his throat: "I'm afraid there will be 3000 or [-] people! Just being buried like this, the Nanman is too inhuman... The general should report to the fourth prince as soon as possible, so as to avenge my Da Jinerlang!"

Zhi Ning thought for a while, and then put the knife on his neck:

"You should have a clear idea of ​​how you will be punished for falsely reporting military information."

How dare the man say no, he just kept repeating:
"It's counted, it's counted! The villain has seen it with his own eyes, so he will count it!"

Seeing his affirmation, Zhi Ning let out a long sigh.

If this is false, how good it would be.

The fourth prince valued Yingzhou not only because it was easy to defend but difficult to attack, but also because it was close to the Huaihe River, which was the strategic center of gravity for the fourth prince to fight against the Song people.

With this, no matter how far the soldiers of Lianghuai and Xiangyang push forward, as long as Yingzhou does not lose, it is possible to cut off the Song people's retreat at any time. Now Jin Guo has always been on the defensive, and it is precisely because this.

They have only so many troops, the deeper they push, the more dangerous they will be.

In this way, the three kings were sent to watch over... But counting the time now, it was only a little over a month, and Yingzhou was lost.

Zhi Ning can probably imagine what Wanyan Wushu's reaction would be if Wanyan Wushu made a random game before the carefully arranged chess game started.

They took this person all the way into the imperial palace back then. Fortunately, the father and son of the Zhao family surrendered happily. Most of the buildings in Bianjing City are still well preserved. Although many people died, the smell is gone now.

All the way to the north, we reached the Wende Hall, which was the place where the emperors of the Southern Dynasty rested before and after the court. The soldiers of the fourth prince said that he is here now.

But looking at the closed door of the main hall and the embarrassed guards on both sides, Zhi Ning had guessed something, and silently led the man to the side.

The sound insulation effect of this hall is not very good, and the movement inside is transmitted outside, and everyone can hear it clearly.

"This...is...your home, your father...your elder brother's...place, in your house...are you more...happy."

The man's voice was extremely thick, with bursts of panting... No need to think about it, I know what the fourth prince is busy with right now.

The person who came to report the news was just a craftsman, so there was no chance of getting in touch with the fourth prince, let alone the current scene.

Just thinking about it, the fourth prince is almost sixty years old, but still has such spirit... Hearing the voice of the woman over there, it is really like a bliss.

Looking through the crack of the door, I can only see a man as strong as a bear struggling. In front of him is a woman lying on her stomach, and I can't see her clearly.

"Don't look at what you shouldn't look at, don't listen to what you shouldn't listen to."

When Zhining's words reached his ears, the man immediately put away his thoughts and looked at the sun together with the others.

After a while, the movement inside gradually subsided, the door was opened, Zhi Ning waited for another cup of tea, and then walked in.

"Daddy, there is an urgent report."

At the beginning, even though he was prepared, he was beaten by the Song people and missed.

But it was precisely because of preparations that Jin Bing reacted quickly. Now all places have reached a stage of stalemate. For example, when Han Shizhong went to three places in a day on August [-]th, he will never appear again.

On the contrary, Yue Fei and others who Wanyan Wushu cares about the most are besieging Ruzhou, and he has already sent reinforcements there before Han Shizhong took Haizhou down. Now facing the reinforcements from Jinan Prefecture in the past, he only has the ability to protect himself , can no longer move forward.

As for the other minions in Lianghuai, apart from winning Suzhou, there is no other news.

Then... the bear sat on the upper chair, took the wet handkerchief handed to him and wiped his sweat, the woman who was with him is still standing beside him, but with a different role, now serving him Tea is served.

"Is it Ruzhou? I said a long time ago that I want to go in person, but you must refuse. It's all right now, these incidents have happened!"

Just listening to his tone of voice, it is almost the same as the old man in the neighborhood, except that his voice is louder.

Zhi Ning didn't play tricks, and lightly spit out two words from his mouth:

"Yingzhou."

'Crack~'

The tea bowl that the Fourth Prince brought up just now fell to the ground before it was put into the mouth.

Zhi Ning took a step back and motioned for the person to tell the story again.

The man made a bow, and quickly told what he saw.

'Snapped! '

This time, it was the voice of the Fourth Prince slapping on the desk.

"He's messing with my morale, Zhining, you can believe that!"

"Yingzhou has [-] elite soldiers, and Tiefutu is there. Han Chang and the others have only been there for a few days? Even if there are three pigs, it is impossible to lose Yingzhou so quickly!"

"And..." Maybe I convinced myself, and Wanyan Wushu gradually calmed down, "Yingzhou Yingshui goes straight to Kaifeng, I don't believe that no one escaped, and I don't believe it will take so many days to spread the word." Come here to Kaifeng!"

The person who came to deliver the news immediately knelt down:

"This matter is absolutely true, the villain dare not hide it, dare not tell lies!"

"That's right!" The man slapped his forehead and almost forgot the most important thing. He hurriedly said: "Emperor Song, Emperor Song personally led the troops there, and he is still in Yingzhou City!"

Hearing this, the Fourth Prince laughed out loud.

If there was only five points of disbelief before, then it is ten points now.

He put his hands on the buttocks of the woman next to him, and said softly:
"Look, they say that your ninth brother has such a great ability, do you believe it?"

This woman is extremely beautiful, she didn't speak, just shook her head and continued to make tea for Wanyan Wushu.

"Look, I don't even believe her, how could I believe your nonsense!"

With that said, he stood up and said to Heshi Lie Zhining:

"Chop the man into eight pieces and throw them into the garden to feed the fish."

As soon as the words fell, a burly man came in and bowed to the fourth prince.

If Guo Yaoshi were here, he would definitely scream... This is not someone else, it is Wanyan Alubu who won the first victory in the Song-Jin war with the second strategy when he followed Wanyan Zongwang to attack the Song Dynasty.

This time Wanyan Wushu went south, he was also the first person to cross the Yellow River.

But now, he is the governor of Henan Road and the parent official of Kaifeng Mansion.

"what happened?"

Alubu looked at the fourth prince, his expression was colder than that of Zhining beside him:

"An accident happened in Yingzhou?"

Instead of answering the Fourth Prince's question, he asked back.

Wanyan Wushu's smile disappeared, and he said in a deep voice:

"Why did you ask so?"

Another question, if you use questions to answer questions, there will never be any results.

Alubu paused, and waved towards the outside of the hall, and a soldier with a wooden tray came.

"Someone left this outside the south city gate today."

He lifted the cloth, revealing a head.

"Sudden speed?!"

The fourth prince almost fell from above, he staggered to this person, his hands trembling slightly, wanting to caress this person's head.

But in the end he didn't, he just looked at the man Zhining brought... the craftsman knelt on the ground, a little at a loss,

"Fourth Prince..."

"You said just now that the emperor of Song Kingdom is also there?"

"He is here! The southerners in Yingzhou city say he is here!"

'Crack~'

There was another crisp sound, and the woman making tea dropped the tea bowl she had just made to the ground again.

……

Song Dynasty, Yingzhou city.

Liu Bang looked at the man in front of him speechlessly, his brows were wrinkled several times, and he gritted his teeth again and again, only then did he stop the urge to punch this man.

Liu Ziyu, Minister of the Ministry of War, came to Yingzhou from Lin'an in person.

Half a month ago, upon receiving the news that the city of Yingzhou was broken, the emperor smashed the iron pagoda, killed the two kings, and surrendered Han Chang, the entire Lin'an court boiled like a pot of hot oil dripping with cold water.

Not to mention the Jin people, since the founding of the Song Dynasty, there have been fights everywhere in the south, north, and west. Only this battle is the most enjoyable and has the greatest impact. The battle of Yingzhou is undoubtedly the first since the founding of the country.

Of course, being happy means being happy. Besides the Jin people, there are also people who are worried.

For example, the third envoy Hu Quan, the emperor asked him for 100 million yuan as soon as he opened his mouth, saying that it would be used to reward the soldiers.

If you are not in charge of a family, you don’t know the cost of firewood and rice. The 100 million yuan is not without it.

But what about other places?
Han Shizhong captured Haizhou, Yang Yizhong and Zhao Mi captured Suzhou, and Yue Fei was besieging Ruzhou. Which one of these people is not the one who is waiting to eat with his mouth open?

Besides, so much is needed in Yingzhou once, and when the Jin people are really driven out, is it 1000 million or [-] million?

No matter how rich you are, you have to save some money, right?

In the past, I always lost battles, and I just felt aggrieved and distressed.

It's all right now, victories are coming one after another, and the old men in the court have realized what is...

sweet burden.

Hu Quan was worried about his beard, so he invited Liu Ziyu to persuade the Zhao official's family that the days to come are still long, so don't give it all up all at once.

Liu Shangshu is also a straightforward person, he rushed over without stopping, greeted each other, and the first sentence was:

"Last year, when Yue Fei conquered the counties, the reward for the entire army was only 20 yuan. Today, the officials ask for a million yuan. Isn't this a little bit more favoritism?"

Liu Bang is bragging with Han Chang, saying how rich the Great Song Dynasty is, and that you have abandoned the dark and turned to the bright, and your benefits will be indispensable in the future.

Just in time, I met Liu Shangshu who came out like this.

You said he could not be angry.

But with all his anger, he also knew what Liu Ziyu and his group were thinking, and knew that they were sharing the country's worries, so he couldn't make bad words.

He pulled Liu Ziyu aside:
"It's not all rewards, there are other uses... 100 million, I'll save the time to say it, don't be stingy, it's rare for me to speak once."

Liu Ziyu's eyes caught his eye: "Do you want to cultivate a palace here?"

"Cultivate...what to repair, it has other uses!"

"Then you can talk about it, so I can count it up with Prime Minister Zhao and the others."

Liu Bang paused for a moment, pointed to the civilian husband carrying the burden outside and said:

"I want to dig a tunnel, these people are not allowed to pay others?"

"Authentic? What authentic?"

"The tunnel from the city to the outside of the city! Think about it for yourself, the Jin people know that I am here, don't you have to send a large army right away? If I can't fight when I come, then why don't you leave yourself a way out?"

Liu Ziyu bowed to him and said, "Officer, then go back, you've done well, very good, very good."

Liu Bang ignored him: "The more than 2 people brought by Chang Han must be paid to others, and this must be counted."

"And the people who helped Uncle Liu Xin guard the city last year were liquidated by the Jinren, so they are not allowed to give them compensation?"

"There are also city defenses...the arrow tower and the gatehouse need to be built more."

"And I dress and eat every day. If I fall in love with a lady from any family, I can't give her a betrothal gift?"

"and also……"

Liu Ziyu couldn't bear it any longer: "I know...but Your Majesty, you put yourself in such a situation, have you ever thought about what might happen?"

"just in case?"

Liu Bang smiled and said, "Of course I thought about it, so I have something to tell you."

After the emperor finished speaking, Liu Shangshu looked at him in disbelief.

"This... Are you worrying too much?"

"Don't worry too much, this is just in case."

(End of this chapter)